USS Fort McHenry
USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) conducting helicopter operations off the coast of Sumatra in 2005 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Fort McHenry |
| Namesake | Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland |
| Ordered | 11 December 1985 |
| Builder | Lockheed Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 10 June 1983 |
| Launched | 1 February 1986 |
| Commissioned | 8 August 1987 |
| Decommissioned | 27 March 2021 |
| Homeport | Mayport, Florida |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Domus Fortium "Home of the Brave" translated from Latin |
| Status | Decommissioned, awaiting transfer to reserve fleet |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 610 ft (185.9 m) |
| Beam | 84 ft (25.6 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 Colt Industries, 16-cylinder diesel engines, 2 shafts, 33,000 shp (25 MW) |
| Speed | 20+ knots (37+ km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 5 LCACs or 21 LCM-6s |
| Troops | Marine detachment: 402 + 102 surge |
| Complement | 22 officers, 391 enlisted |
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USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, the 1814 defense of which inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner".
Fort McHenry was laid down on 10 June 1983 by Lockheed Shipbuilding in Seattle, Washington. She was launched on 1 February 1986 and commissioned on 8 August 1987 in Seattle.
Fort McHenry was decommissioned on 27 March 2021 and as of April 2021 is undergoing transfer to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she will be placed in reserve status.